Kristel M. Geyer, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS (geyerk@ccf.org), is the clinical coordinator and program director (RPD) for the PGY1 community-based residency program at Cleveland Clinic Specialty Pharmacy in Cleveland, Ohio. Geyer completed both her Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences and PharmD at Concordia University of Wisconsin before completing a PGY1 pharmacy residency at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Community Memorial Hospital in Milwaukee. In her current role, she sits on several local and system committees, and leads clinical initiatives for specialty pharmacy services, including REMS programs. Recognizing the need for further specialty training opportunities, Geyer led the implementation of a residency program at the specialty pharmacy and currently serves as the RPD.
Geyer has been an active member of ASHP for over 10 years, and most recently serving as a member of the SSPP Educational Steering Committee. She previously participated for several years in the SSPP Advisory Group for Workforce Development, including serving as vice chair and chair. She is passionate about servant leadership, participating as a mentor in both the ASHP Student and Residency Program Director Mentorship programs. Geyer has acted as program chair and faculty for ASHP Midyear Meeting sessions over several years, focusing on a variety of hot topics relevant to specialty pharmacy, including student sessions raising awareness of specialty pharmacy post-graduate opportunities, remote work implementation and sustainability, and biosimilar integration.
Health-System Specialty Pharmacy has exponentially grown over the past decade and continues to evolve. The future of health-system specialty pharmacy includes ensuring sustainability of the workforce and infrastructure, financial stewardship, and the creation of recognized benchmarks. Collaboration with not only ASHP SSPP membership but across different sections can help to foster discussions that establish best practices and lead to successful growth and long-term sustainability. My involvement in ASHP from student to resident to practitioner, has supported my own professional development providing resources at each phase. In the face of specialty pharmacy challenges and opportunities, the value ASHP membership and the SSPP as a collective bring can help advocate for health system specialty pharmacy and overcome issues we face together with strength. As a servant leader I hope to help move the needle in efforts surrounding key issues within health-system specialty pharmacies, fostering more connections through ASHP across a variety of venues, both virtually and in person at national meetings. We must continue to advocate for transparency in drug pricing, reimbursement and patient access, and ensure we create solutions to the evolving responsibilities health-system specialty pharmacies are faced with. This can be achieved through collaboration, research, networking, and producing best practice guidelines.
I'm inspired by the engagement and dedication within the SSPP and ASHP membership as a whole. As Director-at-Large nominee, I am honored to have the opportunity to further serve this organization that has shaped my career. If elected, I will strive to promote health-system specialty pharmacy's growth and advancement.